St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-14
Arguments Had In the Cele-
brated Uptown Bridge
Contract Case.
Second Days Session Of the
National Polish Alliance
Full of Business.
Ex-Postmaster General James
Starts a Little Boom for
Window for President.
HOME FROM ALASKA.

Congressman Rice and Party Re-
turn Safely From a Long Trip.
Congressman and eX-Mayor Edmund
Rice has returned from three months
pleasure trip to the Puget sound and
Alaska, being accompanied by Mrs.
Rice and Miss Bessie Stanton.
The tourists left st. Paul on
the Sth of June via the Northern Pacific,
stopping at the Yellowstone National
park and at TACOMA, w. T., from which
place they sailed for Alaska. Mr.. Rice
was found by GLOBE reporter last
night, resting in cushioned easy chair in
the handsome library room of his Ninth
street residence, putting blue smoke
from an imported cigar. He is the pic
ture of health and looks like man who
enjoyed life. The dignified
congressman has a way of
treating newspaper intr0ducti0nS
in way that makes the scribe feel
good all over, whether he gets any in
formation or not.
I'VE have had a delightful trip" said
he. land | am feeling a hundred per
cent. better for it, The Puget
Sound climate during the summer
new life into any man. The
temperature never goes higher than
Seyenty-seven degrees in the hottest
midSI&mer days. 1t is great country
and promises a great future" Mr..
Rice'S party was accompanied by a
Portland photographer and he
has returned with huge
bundle of Photographic views
of the most interesting sights.
The steamer on which they sailed from
Tacoma went into the straits 800
miles north of Sitka and within forty
miles of the mouth of the Yukon river.
In that latitude they spent several days
reviewing
THE GREAT MUIR GLACIER
of which so much has been written.
At Sitka Mr.. Rice saw Barton Atkins.
formerly of Minnesota, who was ap-
pointed marshal of Alaska by President
Cleveland, and Mr.. Hayden, the secre-
tary of the territory, whose former home
was at Saltwater. He is of the
opinion that the present system of
government in Alaska could be greatly
improved, and thinks the people should
be allowed to elect legislature as in
other territorial governments. The
steamer landed at Fort Simpson on the
west coast of the British pos
sessions about 400 miles north
of Victoria, and in sight
vi oHC IlluiuiI VI 4f1CllCio-
kahtla, built and inhabited by 1,500 In
dians civilized by Missionary Duncan.
The village has government of its own,
similar to the municipalities of the
United States. The Indians have
had some trouble with the
Dominion government, and an emiSSary
is at present in Washington endeavor-
ing to secure land ON the coast of
Alaska. where the tribe desires to re-
move. These civilized Indians derive a
living by fishing, and have erected and
operate large salmon cannery on
the cooperative plan. At Seattle, in
Washington Territory, Mr.. Rice saw
Judge Jones, chief justice of the SUI
preme bench of the territory, who was
formerly ''Dick" Jones, of Rochester,
Mimi, who was Endorsed for appoint
ment by Mr.. Rice. Mr.. Rice says the
judge is the acknowledged head of the
party in the territory and well
liked in his new home. Speaking
of the growth of the territories
through which he passed, he said
''The people in Washington territory
are very anxious for admission to the
union, and think they are justly en-
titled to it, So are Montana and Dakota
territories. | have no doubt that when
the next congress meets an enabling
act will be passed for all three of these
territories, and possibly, too, for New
Mexico"